President Joe Biden has sharpened his rhetoric against Republicans lately, likening them to fascists and saying they don’t believe in democracy. Former president Donald Trump, meanwhile, shared a photoshopped image of Biden pooping his pants. The contrast between the current and former president has never been starker, as Biden signs landmark bills into law, and Trump readies a possible 2024 campaign while squirming under various federal investigations into his potentially illegal conduct before and after leaving the White House. Trump unraveled Tuesday on Truth Social, his social media platform where, unlike Twitter or Facebook, he can share gross and inflammatory content unchecked. The former president spent the morning amplifying bizarre memes of Biden, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi. It followed a similar meltdown Trump had on Monday, when he demanded a do-over election that would presumably reinstate him as president nearly two years after he lost to Biden by 7 million votes. On Tuesday, Trump shared “ReTruths” of other users’ gripes about how the 2020 election had supposedly been stolen from him, along with some QAnon conspiracy theory material — and also much weirder stuff, like a doctored photo of Biden in an amorous embrace with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Not to mention an image of Biden falling off his bike on the steps to Air Force One. A meme with text reading, “If you still hate Trump after this 18 month shitshow, your commitment to stupidity is impressive.” And a fake pic of Biden blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin for a brown stain on the seat of his pants. Trump followed it sarcastically with: “Why are people so mean?” For much of his presidency, Biden avoided trashing his predecessor. But in recent weeks, he has forthrightly denounced Trump and his “Make America Great Again” movement as “semi-fascism.” The White House indicated this week that Biden would continue the anti-MAGA message during a Pennsylvania rally on Tuesday, despite Republican complaints that Biden has inappropriately sought to stir up “anti-Republican sentiment.” “We’re at a serious moment in our nation’s history,” Biden said last week. “The MAGA Republicans don’t just threaten our personal rights and economic security, they’re a threat to our very democracy. They refuse to accept the will of the people. They embrace — embrace — political violence. They don’t believe in democracy.” | 